| SEASON 1988-1989 |
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 | BARCLAYS LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Friday, September 23, 1988: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotherham United | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 13 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Burnley | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Torquay United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Scarborough | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Hereford United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 5 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 4 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 3 |
| 23 | Darlington | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 2 |
| 24 | York City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 1 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |